In your grocer’s freezer: unfresh meat
Is the meat, poultry and fish you buy as fresh as you think?
I bet you can guess the answer to this Dateline question.
According to this report, some of the United States’ largest grocery chains are extending the sell-by dates on meat. “Pathmark says if the meat doesn’t sell [after the initial sell-by date but less 72 hours after being cut], they re-inspect the meat and re-date it. How are you supposed to know if the meat you’re buying has been re-dated? Pathmark admits, you can’t.” That’s comforting.
Even more comforting: it’s not against the law: “The dating of product is voluntary. Stores can legally, according to the 1972 Department of Agriculture law, rewrap and re-date meat.”
I haven’t watched the video of this yet, but after reading the transcript, I’m looking forward to it: there looks to be a lot of squirming and agitation of the people being questioned about this disturbing (but not at all surprising) practice.
very disturbing, but not surprising. the jungle lives on. i feel that even though i don’t buy meat/fish/chicken at any of these stores, i may have to reconsider making any other purchases there at all. fortunately, most of the items i do buy at regular groceries are available at drugstores.
Saw this program. If any vegetarians watched it and breathed a sigh of relief, they shouldn’t. The program made me wonder what other deceptive practices supermarkets engage in. What about “organic” produce? Can we trust any labels at all?
Well this really is disturbing. but why does it matter to me ? I am a 13 year old vegetarian for reasons like this and because why should animals be tourtred just to make us the most obese country ? There is no reasons hopefully blogs like these will make you think.